Enrichment at CtRCS

Enrichment at CtR Catholic School encompasses Physical Education and Health, Music, Languages and Art. We use the term "enrichment" to enhance the value and quality of the education provided to our students through a diversity of artistic expression and cultural awareness. Going beyond the classroom, Enrichment classes create an attitude of self-awareness while inspiring a deeper understanding of community centered in Christ's love.

Physical Education/Health

Students engage in various cardiovascular activities, coordination, running, leadership skills and strength training. Twice a week, grades Kindergarten through 7th demonstrate endurance in running a mile. In addition to these activities, the students learn to Square Dance for Go Texan Day and compete while learning to play various sports.

Music

In order to understand pitch and to sight sing, students learn solfege, which is often associated with the Kodály Method, based on the notion of "sound before sight" and introducing new concepts through listening, singing, and movement. In addition, they are also learning rhythm patterns and how that is interwined with singing and movement. Composers and world music play a tremendous role in their music studies. Learning the mechanics of an instrument, the function of the instrument and the sound of the instrument enables the student to create instruments in S.T.R.E.A.M. activities. Grades 3rd-5th demonstrate these music fundamentals by playing recorders. Middle school students even compose their own music through NoteFlight.com, where students can freely express themselves musically.

In the fall, all students prepare to sing various Christmas songs in different languages for the Christmas Program.

Languages

Grades Pre-K 4 to 2nd learn how to greet, how to introduce themselves and family members, count to 100, identify food, days and months, and other essentials in their Spanish classes. Each class begins with the Sign of the Cross, the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be in Spanish. Students sing nursery rhymes and other traditional Spanish songs.

Grades 3rd-7th are enrolled in the Rosetta Stone classroom where they focus on pronunciation, speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, writing and spelling in a foreign language. Our 3rd grade studies Spanish, 4th grade studies Latin and 5th-7th grades choose a language to commit to for two years. Currently students have chosen Spanish, Latin, French and German.

Art

Following in the footsteps of world-renonowed artists, CtR students demonstrate skills of blending, shadowing, lines, painting and creative layering. Projects focus on these skills while expressing creativity and artistry. Twice a week in a visuallly stimulating environment, beautiful and colorful masterpieces are being made!